BS EN ISO 12572:2001
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Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of water vapour transmission properties
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English
15-08-2001
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, units and subscripts
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
6 Test specimens
7 Procedure
8 Calculation and expression of results
9 Accuracy of measurement
10 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Methods suitable for self-
supporting materials
Annex B (normative) - Methods suitable for loose fills
Annex C (normative) - Methods suitable for membranes
and foils
Annex D (normative) - Methods suitable for mastics and
sealants
Annex E (normative) - Methods suitable for paint, varnishes, etc
Annex F (normative) Correction for the effect of a masked
edge of a specimen
Annex G (normative) - Correction for resistance of air layers
Annex H (normative) - Method for calculating the water vapour
resistance of the air layer in the cup
Annex I (informative) - Weighing repeatability, weighing
interval and specimen size needed to achieve desired
accuracy
Annex J (informative) - Conversion table for water vapour
transmission units
Bibliography
Provides a method based on cup tests for determining the water vapour permeance of building products and the water vapour permeability of building materials under isothermal conditions.
| Committee |
B/540
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 97/105723 DC (03/2005) Supersedes 14/30294356 DC. (09/2016)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
36
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NBN EN ISO 12572 : 2016 | Identical |
| ISO 12572:2016 | Identical |
| UNI EN ISO 12572 : 2006 | Identical |
| NF EN ISO 12572 : 2016 | Identical |
| SN EN ISO 12572 : 2016 | Identical |
| NS EN ISO 12572 : 2016 | Identical |
| DIN EN ISO 12572:2015-01 (Draft) | Identical |
| NEN EN ISO 12572 : 2016 | Identical |
| I.S. EN ISO 12572:2016 | Identical |
| EN ISO 12572:2016 | Identical |
| UNE-EN ISO 12572:2002 | Identical |
| EN ISO 12572:2001 | Identical |
| ISO 12572:2001 | Identical |
| DIN EN ISO 12572:2001-09 | Identical |
| BS 5250:2002 | Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings |
| 08/30168066 DC : DRAFT MAR 2008 | BS 6073-2 - PRECAST CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS - PART 2: METHOD FOR SPECIFYING PRECAST CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS |
| BS 6073-2:2008 | Precast concrete masonry units Guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units |
| BS 5250(2011) : 2011 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CONTROL OF CONDENSATION IN BUILDINGS |
| ISO 9346:2007 | Hygrothermal performance of buildings and building materials — Physical quantities for mass transfer — Vocabulary |
| ISO 12571:2013 | Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products Determination of hygroscopic sorption properties |
| ISO 15148:2002 | Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of water absorption coefficient by partial immersion |
| ISO 12570:2000 | Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of moisture content by drying at elevated temperature |
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